The era of
Subscribe1740s
3 recaps across 2 years of the decade. Reconstructed from contemporary coverage, archives, and the public record.
United Kingdom · 1745 · Wars
1745Jacobite Rising of 1745
Highland rebellion against Hanoverian rule ended Scottish clan power and accelerated British imperial consolidation.
Belgium · 1745 · Wars
1745Battle of Fontenoy
French victory over allied British-Dutch-Austrian forces secured Bourbon ascendancy and demonstrated French military resurgence mid-century.
Germany · 1748 · Wars
1748Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Concluded the War of Austrian Succession and reshaped European power dynamics, establishing protocols for diplomatic settlement that influenced statecraft for generations.
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